Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
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III IS estimated that about one hundrj
thousand species of towering plants a
now known to botanists.
A medical writer in Harper's declarl
that life is but temporary victor on
the causes that produce death.
A Sydney paper AYERS that the Priu|
of Wales gives to ladies diamond lad
keys which are worn as a sort OF decoj
lion.
An amateur once asked List howl
play the piano with soul. The gen
master replied: you must first OF
have soul.
A English syndicate Is negotiat
for the purchase of $1,000 acres OF ID
in Tehama county. California, for "a
ing purposes.
A Philadelphia optician says
there are more people wearing g,a3|
in that city that in Boston and VI
York combined.
Mark Walton died 203 years ago Ii
the fishing clubs of London are TAX L
steps to set up statue OF hiIn in WI
chester Cathedral
The biggest big gun" in the woH
is a ll2-ton believer, with which HUI
bert, of Italy, expects to salute the ID
king who assaults him.
A well-known oculist who has exsA
ined the eyes of 1000 persons who vi
by the incandeScent electric light fou
in no case any particularly injurious :
fects.
A Burlington, VI, man takes railo
rails, has them painted black and \
tlange bored for wires, and then N
them for fence posts. The effect is 81
to be unique and striking.
The typewriter, now in such comm
use. dates back to IVA, when Hen
Mill got patent for it in England I
il was not really made practicable IN /
1867. 1t now seems Indispensable.
Skunk meat is Il great tte1icaGy fort
Cinnamon and Siwashes Indians nj
False creek, British Columbia.
animals are very plentiful in that i
gion, and they are being hunted wi
great eagerness.
John McGregor, a California coae|
man, has by the death of an unrIe
England fallen heir to fortune oi st|
00O This is better than running ava
with the daughter of a millionaire wit
an irasciDle temper.
The earth is supposed to lose time I
the rate of half a second in a century
Therefore. says the Boston Joaraa
il the earth ever ceases to revolve on
axis it will be more than 6.00O.UJO,UJ
years before it will stop.
an oak that was cut before Sha
speare' ) day furnished a bit of limb
now in use as II bench in an Elgi.
farmers Kitchen. The timber did In
as roof beam in church for 364 wear
1t is still us sound rs can be-
The mother of Paganini is sal!
have seen II wondrous vision reSpectu
the future of her marvellous son. 81
related her dream to him in these term
My son, you will be great musical
For an angel, radiant with beauty, a
peared to me in the night and said TN
any request | might make should
granted. So asked that you might b
come the greatest of all yiolinists. ~
the angel promised that my reque
should be fulfilled. "
Walter Gordon of Atlanta is said
have made three snug fortunes in !
years. In Georgia Pacific he and
brother. +. c. Gordon. drew ON Sl6l
900 racn in clear cash. one-fourh
wnicu Walter Gordon invested in pIa
taI.ons. In Sheffield they cleared 800
900 each, and hold large bio ks OF Il
stock, now six for one and rising. Ja
before leaving tor New York The
cleared Sl2O000 by the sale of the
Tennessee Railroad 10 the Louisville
Nashville system.
There is a valley in Chautauqua cou
ty, New York, called "No-God hollow
and this is the way it came by its nam
An evangelist went into the valley IA
worked very earnestly for some weeS
and apparently without any good T
suits. One day in speaking to one
the residents OF the place he said:
do not believe there is God IN On
MANGO valley!' This was picked u
and since then the place has been know
as .No-God hollow.
Roscoe Conkling.' said a Made
lane ieweler the other day, "has bros
mind He is not only a great lawye
mn his general information j. grea
He has a great many chains and charm
ana he c:,iis them all kcepsaEes. ,
asks questions about the jewe.y bus
mss winch prove that he Knows VIII
he is talking about TIE other Ga
when he ordered a pair Of sleeye-6a
toms. he drew dia ram showing Ju
the size and thickness he wanted the
made. No icwele could have draw
il more clearly or more correctly.
In several European countries chara
cigars "stumps" have % commerct
ya,ue. They are bought By shephera
for making 4 decoctou for killing
sects on sheep Florists also buy thd
for the purpose OF burning in gree
houses or tor sleeping in water that
used for Swinging plants infested
ants or other Insects. Some gardene
employ them for making nicotine waie
which Is sand to hasten the growth
certain towering plants and to cas-
shsm 70 put out very large blossoms